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Counties in New Mexico by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Otero County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 33 counties in 2021, at 6.4%. Mora County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for New Mexico was 3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.4Otero County
Lowest0Mora County
Median2.733 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 2.6 %Catron County: 3 %Chaves County: 2.6 %Cibola County: 2.2 %Colfax County: 3.7 %Curry County: 6.3 %De Baca County: 1 %Doña Ana County: 3.2 %Eddy County: 2.7 %Grant County: 3.7 %Guadalupe County: 0.7 %Harding County: 1.5 %Hidalgo County: 2 %Lea County: 2.9 %Lincoln County: 5.3 %Los Alamos County: 4.3 %Luna County: 2.7 %McKinley County: 1.9 %Mora County: 0 %Otero County: 6.4 %Quay County: 1.9 %Rio Arriba County: 1.3 %Roosevelt County: 5.7 %Sandoval County: 2.9 %San Juan County: 2.8 %San Miguel County: 1.6 %Santa Fe County: 3.4 %Sierra County: 1.2 %Socorro County: 1.5 %Taos County: 2.5 %Torrance County: 5.1 %Union County: 4.7 %Valencia County: 1.5 %
  • Under 1.5
  • 1.5 to 2
  • 2 to 2.7
  • 2.7 to 3.1
  • 3.1 to 4.6
  • 4.6 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Otero County: 6.4 %Otero County6.4Curry County: 6.3 %Curry County6.3Roosevelt County: 5.7 %Roosevelt County5.7Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lincoln County5.3Torrance County: 5.1 %Torrance County5.1Union County: 4.7 %Union County4.7Los Alamos County: 4.3 %Los Alamos County4.3Colfax County: 3.7 %Colfax County3.7Grant County: 3.7 %Grant County3.7Santa Fe County: 3.4 %Santa Fe County3.4Doña Ana County: 3.2 %Doña Ana County3.2Catron County: 3 %Catron County3Sandoval County: 2.9 %Sandoval County2.9Lea County: 2.9 %Lea County2.9San Juan County: 2.8 %San Juan County2.8Eddy County: 2.7 %Eddy County2.7Luna County: 2.7 %Luna County2.7Bernalillo County: 2.6 %Bernalillo County2.6Chaves County: 2.6 %Chaves County2.6Taos County: 2.5 %Taos County2.5Cibola County: 2.2 %Cibola County2.2Hidalgo County: 2 %Hidalgo County2McKinley County: 1.9 %McKinley County1.9Quay County: 1.9 %Quay County1.9San Miguel County: 1.6 %San Miguel County1.6Socorro County: 1.5 %Socorro County1.5Harding County: 1.5 %Harding County1.5Valencia County: 1.5 %Valencia County1.5Rio Arriba County: 1.3 %Rio Arriba County1.3Sierra County: 1.2 %Sierra County1.2De Baca County: 1 %De Baca County1Guadalupe County: 0.7 %Guadalupe County0.7Mora County: 0 %Mora County0Otero County: 6.4 %Otero County6.4Curry County: 6.3 %Curry County6.3Roosevelt County: 5.7 %Roosevelt County5.7Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lincoln County5.3Torrance County: 5.1 %Torrance County5.1Union County: 4.7 %Union County4.7Los Alamos County: 4.3 %Los Alamos County4.3Colfax County: 3.7 %Colfax County3.7Grant County: 3.7 %Grant County3.7Santa Fe County: 3.4 %Santa Fe County3.4Doña Ana County: 3.2 %Doña Ana County3.2Catron County: 3 %Catron County3Sandoval County: 2.9 %Sandoval County2.9Lea County: 2.9 %Lea County2.9San Juan County: 2.8 %San Juan County2.8Eddy County: 2.7 %Eddy County2.7Luna County: 2.7 %Luna County2.7Bernalillo County: 2.6 %Bernalillo County2.6Chaves County: 2.6 %Chaves County2.6Taos County: 2.5 %Taos County2.5Cibola County: 2.2 %Cibola County2.2Hidalgo County: 2 %Hidalgo County2McKinley County: 1.9 %McKinley County1.9Quay County: 1.9 %Quay County1.9San Miguel County: 1.6 %San Miguel County1.6Socorro County: 1.5 %Socorro County1.5Harding County: 1.5 %Harding County1.5Valencia County: 1.5 %Valencia County1.5Rio Arriba County: 1.3 %Rio Arriba County1.3Sierra County: 1.2 %Sierra County1.2De Baca County: 1 %De Baca County1Guadalupe County: 0.7 %Guadalupe County0.7Mora County: 0 %Mora County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Otero County6.4
2Curry County6.3
3Roosevelt County5.7
4Lincoln County5.3
5Torrance County5.1
6Union County4.7
7Los Alamos County4.3
8Colfax County3.7
9Grant County3.7
10Santa Fe County3.4
11Doña Ana County3.2
12Catron County3
13Sandoval County2.9
14Lea County2.9
15San Juan County2.8
16Eddy County2.7
17Luna County2.7
18Bernalillo County2.6
19Chaves County2.6
20Taos County2.5
21Cibola County2.2
22Hidalgo County2
23McKinley County1.9
24Quay County1.9
25San Miguel County1.6
26Socorro County1.5
27Harding County1.5
27Valencia County1.5
29Rio Arriba County1.3
30Sierra County1.2
31De Baca County1
32Guadalupe County0.7
33Mora County0

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Mexico by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/new-mexico-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Mexico by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/new-mexico-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Mexico by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/new-mexico-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Otero County, with 6.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Mora County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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